Ice-Candy-Man Partition Reading Comprehension | KS3 & GCSE English | Differentiated + Assessment

Ice-Candy-Man reading comprehension for KS3 and GCSE English, set in pre-Partition Lahore. Differentiated Foundation, Support and Extension tiers plus a GCSE-style 40-mark assessment. Word + PDF.

Built around an original passage inspired by Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel. Ideal for diverse-texts teaching, South Asian Heritage Month and Partition topics, and for O Level and IGCSE English. Fully editable, no extra prep needed.

WHAT IS INCLUDED — 8 files (Word + PDF)

FOUNDATION — Core class resource

• Reading passage with attribution
• 5 graded comprehension questions progressing from retrieval to analysis
• Full model answer key
• Teacher’s guide: learning objectives, key themes, discussion points per question, vocabulary teaching notes, extension activities
• Grammar Quotient: spot and label 6 techniques, writer’s choice analysis, transformation task, imitation writing, quick-reference glossary
• Essay task: planning framework, annotated PEAL model paragraph, writing space, conclusion starter, self-assessment checklist

SUPPORT — SEN / EAL / Lower ability

• Same reading passage
• Word bank: key vocabulary, useful phrases, analytical phrases, word meanings table
• 5 scaffolded questions ��� each with a simpler version and a sentence starter
• Grammar Quotient: find-the-technique table, guided multiple-choice writer’s choice, copy-the-structure imitation tasks, quick glossary
• Essay task: planning framework, model paragraph, sentence starter for every paragraph, self-assessment checklist

EXTENSION — G&T / Higher ability (no sentence starters provided)

• Same reading passage
• 4 language and structure analysis questions with focusing notes
• Unseen comparison passage with analytical tasks and a 12-mark comparative essay question
• Critical evaluation and personal response questions with peer and self-assessment criteria grid
• Grammar Quotient: writer’s craft analysis, comparative grammar task using both passages, extended analytical paragraph
• Independent essay: planning framework, full writing space, peer and self-assessment grid

ASSESSMENT — GCSE-style 40-mark paper

• Exam paper with instructions and mark allocation
• Section A — Retrieval — 6 marks
• Section B — Inference — 8 marks
• Section C — Language Analysis — 10 marks
• Section D — Extended Response — 16 marks
• Full mark scheme with level descriptors
• Grade boundaries table
• Teacher feedback sheet with strengths, target, next steps and student reflection

THEMES

• Community
• Innocence
• Storytelling
• Observation
• Lahore
• Pre-Partition

SUITABLE FOR

• KS3 and KS4 English, Year 8 to Year 10
• Mixed-ability
• SEN & EAL G&T
• GCSE preparation
• World literature and diverse texts
• O Level and IGCSE English
• Postcolonial studies

PLEASE NOTE

The reading passage is an original text for teaching purposes, inspired by Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel. It is not an extract from the published book. All questions and materials are entirely original.